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MADem

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157. That was not an issue in the 19th Century.

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 11:28 PM

Jun 2015

Wives were not paraded about as part of the process of election -- women didn't have the vote. One can't overlay modern peculiarities on the attitudes of bygone eras.

Parties picked their candidates and duked it out in oddball, often proxy fashion. While marriage was the norm, it wasn't mandated for political success as it seems to be today.

Buchanan, according to historians, was thought to be gay. Since that wasn't the sort of thing that people advertised back then, he referenced a backstory about a dead fiancee and a broken heart--and even those who looked askance let it go. There was far less "sharing" that went on about people's personal affairs back then. It was rude to pry, and rumors were spread principally to gain political advantage, not to "out" people. Since James Buchanan was a horrible POTUS and everyone knew it, there was no real need to gild the lily. He was incompetent and most people laid the blame for the Civil War on him.

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Bernie is Jewish. Please don't minimize his minority status by calling him "another white person" [View all] Bonobo Jun 2015 OP

What? KMOD Jun 2015 #1

Did I stutter? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #3

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #7

Plee tell me what my true colors are. What is wrong with this OP? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #9

Nothing as far as I can tell. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #14

Based on your postings, you are not very sensitive to women's rights. KMOD Jun 2015 #22

How about a more elegant explanation? Bonobo Jun 2015 #25

Just popping in to say I agree with you, and fear the antiSemiticism will grow stronger... peacebird Jun 2015 #333

I want in on that Hug too madokie Jun 2015 #335

Home run, Bonobo! hifiguy Jun 2015 #345

Well I expect antisemitism nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #33

I have a big scoop for your blog. KMOD Jun 2015 #100

Paper thank you very much nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #103

That has to be Aerows Jun 2015 #204

Thank you, you saved me the bother. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #213

Oh, umm, btw, your "may or may not be a practicing Jew" shows EXTRAORDINARY ignorance Bonobo Jun 2015 #37

I heard he was a non-practicing Jew. KMOD Jun 2015 #40

Do you think that has any impact AT ALL on anti-semitism that comes his way? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #44

No, I don't. KMOD Jun 2015 #50

So why did you imply it wan't an issue because he was "not a practicing Jew"? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #52

Because here where I live, in NYS, we don't really care. KMOD Jun 2015 #62

Lake Wobegon is in Minnesota, not NY Fumesucker Jun 2015 #68

! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #71

OK. I don't know where you are all from. KMOD Jun 2015 #73

Guess you're going to stick with that. Bonobo Jun 2015 #81

"imply that it doesn't matter as long as he is not "a real practicing Jew" Aerows Jun 2015 #203

Thank you. Glad to see I did not over-react. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #205

You most certainly didn't Aerows Jun 2015 #207

No, Lake Wobegon is where all the children are above average Fumesucker Jun 2015 #91

And all the women are strong beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #96

"I am surprised that folks in Minnesota care" malokvale77 Jun 2015 #196

Beautiful (nt) malokvale77 Jun 2015 #193

You mean that in NYS where I am from, it doesn't make a difference AS LONG Bonobo Jun 2015 #70

No, the point is a white man who is Jewish, whether he is practicing or not, is still above a woman KMOD Jun 2015 #82

There's an official Hatred Chain? beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #85

Good Grief, KMOD Jun 2015 #98

Thanks for dismissing and leaving. Bonobo Jun 2015 #101

The accepted term is "league table of suffering" I believe (nt) shaayecanaan Jun 2015 #339

LOL! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #340

Do they send Hatred Chain Letters? Ken Burch Jun 2015 #353

LOL, the "hatred chain". Bonobo Jun 2015 #88

Hierarchy of Hatred sounds a bit more academic Fumesucker Jun 2015 #116

"Hierarchy of Hatred"... malokvale77 Jun 2015 #206

It has been centuries since the last woman was burned at the stake. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #176

No, ANY well-married affluent WASP woman is above a Jew on the "Hatred Chain" Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #255

I need someone to make me a flow chart so I can track my privilege ranking. Lol Quackers Jun 2015 #338

"Some of my best friends are Jewish!" villager Jun 2015 #302

True Dat. Ken Burch Jun 2015 #323

Hitler made no distinction between "practicing" and "non-practicing" Jews. Ken Burch Jun 2015 #322

Bada bing! +123456789 randys1 Jun 2015 #351

"who may or may not be a practicing Jew" beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #45

I never made that argurment. KMOD Jun 2015 #56

Why did you mention that he wasn't a practicing Jew? Bonobo Jun 2015 #61

eh, not really what I was saying, at all. KMOD Jun 2015 #67

Others have. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #112

Oh, you! Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #226

Back atcha, friend. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #232

It's really not important to bigots whether Sanders is a practicing Jew. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #63

Yes, but I think most bigots vote Republican. KMOD Jun 2015 #69

What about the sexists? Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #74

Actually, Obama lost quite a lot of racist Democratic votes, especially in the South. tblue37 Jun 2015 #235

why anyone historian Jun 2015 #265

'Who may or may not be a practicing Jew' Joe the Revelator Jun 2015 #111

I think the poster may have belatedly recalled the first rule of holes Fumesucker Jun 2015 #118

That poster is Aerows Jun 2015 #221

This woman disagrees with you. You are relatively new here. I have known Bonobo for a long time and sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #169

Thank you very much, Sabrina. Bonobo Jun 2015 #180

+1000 orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #364

Your point is well taken. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #173

You are correct. Bernie would be the first Jewish and first septuagenarian president. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #2

except for Ronald Reagan fishwax Jun 2015 #6

He was 69 when he took office. Renew Deal Jun 2015 #13

yes, and became a septuagenarian about two weeks later fishwax Jun 2015 #58

Again, hit that nail on the head nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #4

Thank you, Nadin. Bonobo Jun 2015 #8

We all do nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #19

I hate that his religion is highlighted so often in a negative way LittleBlue Jun 2015 #5

And Obama was elected in the post 9/11 era. We can Exilednight Jun 2015 #10

Exactly. A person of any background can be elected in America today LittleBlue Jun 2015 #15

That is the honest truth: Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #271

Joe Lieberman was a VP candidate. KMOD Jun 2015 #12

Do you think for a moment that dispels that reality of Anti-Semitism??? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #17

Of course not. KMOD Jun 2015 #24

No doubt about that. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #26

He is a practicing Orthodox Jew, okasha Jun 2015 #90

He isn't a very likeable person LittleBlue Jun 2015 #20

Well - technically, at least in terms of the popular vote, no matter what MADem Jun 2015 #55

What I find amusing is how people are -re-remembering Lieberman. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #167

He was a DU hero here when the site first fired up. MADem Jun 2015 #202

Excellent points, all! Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #224

"He was a DU hero here when the site first fired up" LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #242

Easily done. Use your DU search feature and get to it. MADem Jun 2015 #245

Thanks! LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #249

You have the ability to retrieve the information you seek. Go do it. MADem Jun 2015 #250

Left Coast time here. LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #251

Oh you did, did you? Or did you misread that? I think you did. MADem Jun 2015 #252

Saw your post to DWF earlier. LeftOfWest Jun 2015 #253

He and I are having a civil and productive conversation. MADem Jun 2015 #258

So it only took 16 years after a woman VP candidate to have a Jewish VP candidate. jeff47 Jun 2015 #57

All I need to do is read some DU posts how "Jews control everything", still_one Jun 2015 #76

I don't read every post but I have never seen anything on those lines that MADem Jun 2015 #208

They are rarely that obvious, but they do exist. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #215

I think the whole personal insult/veiled bigotry on the basis of MADem Jun 2015 #227

I agree historian Jun 2015 #264

Graham is single. And that poses another question: cwydro Jun 2015 #11

Depends how attractive he is LittleBlue Jun 2015 #27

James Buchanan (15th pres) and Grover Cleveland (22nd/24th) were single. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #29

Cleveland married a very young bride during his first nonconsecutive term. MADem Jun 2015 #106

Still elected as an unmarried man (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #108

That was not an issue in the 19th Century. MADem Jun 2015 #157

Yes, times change. The post I replied to said the US would never vote for a single man jeff47 Jun 2015 #270

Those were different times. That said, people are doing things MADem Jun 2015 #272

They did once before. Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #84

Twice,actually. Grover Cleveland was a bachelor when elected. MADem Jun 2015 #164

Hillary Clinton is a woman. KMOD Jun 2015 #16

WOW!!!! nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #21

So am I. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #23

Me too, and ditto to what you said n/t Violet_Crumble Jun 2015 #31

I'm hoping that poster is very very young. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #51

"This isn't a persecution contest." Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #219

Now if they were offering cash prizes... beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #239

Someone say cash?! Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #241

You get bonus bucks for being a member of two persecuted minorities. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #244

You may want to check out the history of anti-semitism in the U.S. dflprincess Jun 2015 #28

You might want to check out the history of Women's Suffrage in the U.S. pnwmom Jun 2015 #59

Yes. Not everyone owned land in 1776. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #127

Were they denied the vote because they were Jewish? Plenty of people didn't own land pnwmom Jun 2015 #138

Given the country's long history of antisemitism, I'd be astounded if they weren't jeff47 Jun 2015 #140

Jewish men were able to vote long before any women. And women are still denied pnwmom Jun 2015 #151

Hey, where'd those goalposts go?! (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #269

Why do you feel the need to do the "Whatabout" thing you would call derailing elsewhere? Bonobo Jun 2015 #144

You are mixing me up with someone else. I don't accuse people of "derailing.' pnwmom Jun 2015 #149

My apologies then. Please carry on. Bonobo Jun 2015 #152

OMG... malokvale77 Jun 2015 #230

During the Civil War, Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #183

Didn't know about US Grant, but the not being allowed into clubs extended at least into the Bonobo Jun 2015 #191

I posted this last year... Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #220

Very interesting. I will read that when I am done with work! nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #223

You will enjoy both. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #225

Your second paragraph could also say, "in the first half of the 20th century, women were pnwmom Jun 2015 #195

And both would be true. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #197

Whoa, didn't know that about Grant. Thank goodness for Abe Lincoln. Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #257

I remember, during the Rehnquist confirmation hearings, that it was MADem Jun 2015 #275

After the signing of the Declaration of Independence some of the soon to be states dflprincess Jun 2015 #312

True, some states denied the vote to non-Protestants. Zero states gave the vote to women. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #313

I didn't realise there was a Minorities Leaderboard... Violet_Crumble Jun 2015 #30

I agree. That's why I found this OP strange. KMOD Jun 2015 #38

I didn't compare anything. You did. Bonobo Jun 2015 #46

Correct. Your OP argues that Bernie is a minority. Had nothing to do with HRC. Beartracks Jun 2015 #121

Certainly possible. Bonobo Jun 2015 #122

I learn new meanings to my words all the time on DU Fumesucker Jun 2015 #132

Sadly, you can't choose the words that others will insert between your lines. Beartracks Jun 2015 #136

This is one of those threads that makes me sorry I had to give up popcorn Fumesucker Jun 2015 #142

So true... malokvale77 Jun 2015 #233

There was no suggestion that Benie Sanders was the only minority running. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #182

You know who loves all this "more oppressed than you" bickering? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #234

Gotta love how the Clinton fan club classes up the board. jeff47 Jun 2015 #32

I'm sorry, I don't understand your post. KMOD Jun 2015 #39

Of course not. jeff47 Jun 2015 #47

Woosh Alittleliberal Jun 2015 #41

... And thus in the majority. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #286

Actually, in America, all adults have the same rights... BUT.... I may see your point tanbrown Jun 2015 #292

Welcome to DU, Tanbrown!! Stargleamer Jun 2015 #309

lol, i am afraid... tanbrown Jun 2015 #310

tanbrown, that's pretty much what DU is all about davidpdx Jun 2015 #326

Welcome to DU. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #324

Interesting perspsective gopiscrap Jun 2015 #341

BTW: Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2015 #342

Oy Vey. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #18

Greenwald is Jewish and gay and I've seen him dismissed in a similar manner. It's always interesting Chathamization Jun 2015 #34

Greenwald does not consider himself part of any organized religion still_one Jun 2015 #95

When it comes to antisemitism nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #107

Seriously, that times a fucking million. Bonobo Jun 2015 #110

We had a good four hour conversation nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #114

Some people do listen, Bonobo. I expect we will see plenty of anti-semitism sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #218

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jun 2015 #263

We've already seen it 'he can't win because he's Jewish'. Why would that be a problem? sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #268

First of all I am Jewish, and all I was doing was replying that using Greenwald as example of still_one Jun 2015 #134

I understand, but when it comes to that nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #137

I identify with being a Jew still_one Jun 2015 #141

Actually that makes Greenwald a PERFECT example. Bonobo Jun 2015 #148

true, though I suspect in Greenwald's case if he was running for a public office, those that had still_one Jun 2015 #160

sadly, i do think there is still a significant amt of anti semitism restorefreedom Jun 2015 #35

If you don't know your history, you're condemned to repeat it... rocktivity Jun 2015 #36

But.....On the official tumblr privilege-o-meter, Jews get extra privilege points! Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #42

Nice to know that me being Jewish nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #53

Warren is joking. Believe me. He's one of the good guys. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #120

I know, I know, I took it as a the joke it was nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #123

Whoever created this graph? romanic Jun 2015 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Jun 2015 #274

My family looks white well mostly Kalidurga Jun 2015 #43

Mormons make up about the same % of Jews in America... Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #48

So you don't consider Jews a minority. Bonobo Jun 2015 #49

Of course they are. And so are most ethic groups. Women are the only subgroup that is a MAJORITY pnwmom Jun 2015 #64

No doubt about it. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #65

Did you consider Romney a minority candidate? Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #77

I think it was a part of his status, but not really comparable to being Jewish Bonobo Jun 2015 #105

I think being Jewish is one of the least aspects of Sanders' status... Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #229

I don't think it'll cost him many votes at all. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #305

Black people make up even more. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #54

So Romney was equally the minority candidate in 2012 as Obama? Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #79

No, Sanders is a minority candidate in 2015. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #83

I just don't remember many people here calling Romney a minority. Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #89

Maybe that's because Mormons are Christians. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #94

Mormons are very much persecuted, even today, in the U.S. Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #97

I guess the millions and millions of Christians who voted for Romney weren't paying attention beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #99

By that logic racism is dead because millions more voted for Obama. Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #113

So your point about people not voting for a Mormon is moot? beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #115

My point is that you were wrong... Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #228

About what? beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #231

This message was self-deleted by its author Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #306

How are Mormons "very much persecuted?" Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #273

They're generally not allowed to have harems. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #307

"Jewish" is an ethnicity, like "Hispanic" as well MADem Jun 2015 #248

*wipes glasses* Reads your post again Number23 Jun 2015 #315

BMUS' post was in response to the one before. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #316

Thanks! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #318

Okay. Number23 Jun 2015 #346

What BtA said! beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #317

Mormonism isn't an ethnicity at this point Fumesucker Jun 2015 #60

lol Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #80

Minorities aren't monolithic, and one can be a minority in one category and a majority in another Chathamization Jun 2015 #102

That was really well said. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #104

What the fuck? Iggo Jun 2015 #66

You'll need to be clearer than that. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #72

You were clear enough for the both of us. Iggo Jun 2015 #170

So I will just ignore your non-sequitor then. Bonobo Jun 2015 #172

I'm Jewish, too frazzled Jun 2015 #78

Nope. Sorry. Bonobo Jun 2015 #86

Really? frazzled Jun 2015 #124

No, I don't. Bonobo Jun 2015 #130

Your identity is not defined by your clothing or hair frazzled Jun 2015 #147

Ny name marks me. Bonobo Jun 2015 #150

Thanks for your imput. KMOD Jun 2015 #87

"I'm not sure why some want to make being Jewish an issue"? Bonobo Jun 2015 #93

"Can we please stick to policy, please?" malokvale77 Jun 2015 #240

Agreed. Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #259

Back in Queens, 1960s-1970s, some Italian kids attacked us Jewish kids MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #92

Interesting blind spots in some of the oh so sensitive posters here Fumesucker Jun 2015 #126

I learned too. Bonobo Jun 2015 #153

Forget it Jake Fumesucker Jun 2015 #159

How awful LittleBlue Jun 2015 #171

K&R! marym625 Jun 2015 #109

i agree, hopefully anyone who throws out anti jewish attack on him is immediately banned JI7 Jun 2015 #117

You mean like starting OPs that question whether Jews are electable? Bonobo Jun 2015 #119

that was started by a Jewish person who thinks the country is full of bigots , i heard the same from JI7 Jun 2015 #129

There have been more than that one. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #131

did you alert ? and one could say the same about your thread here JI7 Jun 2015 #139

Ugh. Really? Are you being serious? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #143

your point seems to be the same as PCIntern JI7 Jun 2015 #146

I really don't know if it is or isn't. Bonobo Jun 2015 #154

and he gave his reasons which is the same as you are saying JI7 Jun 2015 #155

OK then. But that is not comparable at ALL to what I am saying. Bonobo Jun 2015 #156

how is it not comparable ? both are about bigotry faced by jews JI7 Jun 2015 #158

I never suggested that Bernie was unelectable. How about that for a difference? nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #162

still not much difference at all in the main point JI7 Jun 2015 #165

I think it is hugely different. Nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #166

no, the main point is the same JI7 Jun 2015 #168

I disagree. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #174

Well using the spoonerism nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #133

I see a lot to celebrate Boomer Jun 2015 #125

Outrage seeking transgression ... Nt Trajan Jun 2015 #128

What are you outraged about? Fumesucker Jun 2015 #135

Republicans will reveal their hate if Bernie wins like they did with Obama. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #145

I'm presuming your OP is based on the comments of another poster. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #161

Clinton I believe, but I am not sure and not sure it matters. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #163

I have been told being gay doesn't make me a minority. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #175

Thanks, and if there was a disagreement over a thread, I am sincerely sorry. Bonobo Jun 2015 #178

It was our take on PCIntern's thread. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #217

Idon't think I saw it, but thanks. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #222

the dual citizen and loyalty stuff is regularly brought up here anytime Israel is in the news JI7 Jun 2015 #186

What is the big deal? Oldtimeralso Jun 2015 #177

Sorry, I'm rather pleased with the fact that the candidate's religion . . . MrModerate Jun 2015 #179

If you read the thread, I think you may begin to see why dismissing it as Bonobo Jun 2015 #181

I'm perfectly happy that his religion *and* his ethnicity are mostly irrelevant . . . MrModerate Jun 2015 #192

I hope they are. Bonobo Jun 2015 #194

I thought Jew" was a religion? Hulk Jun 2015 #184

I will try to explain if you want. Bonobo Jun 2015 #187

A "Jew" is a person. "Judaism" is the religion. "Jewish" can be religious and/or ethnic. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #238

Am not trying to be a smart ass....just ignorant on the subject Hulk Jun 2015 #284

A few things... Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #287

Thank you for the explanation. Hulk Jun 2015 #290

I really appreciate your patience in typing all that out. Coventina Jun 2015 #319

It's tricky. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #320

Thanks so much! I hate to keep pestering you so tell me to stop if you want. Coventina Jun 2015 #321

Not an issue. The only stupid question is the unasked one. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #325

There is nothing about Shinto that precludes non-Japanese. Bonobo Jun 2015 #327

Thanks for the correction! Very good to know. Coventina Jun 2015 #328

Heh, who knows? Bonobo Jun 2015 #330

One would hope that elevated beings would also be wise and discerning. Coventina Jun 2015 #331

I'm happy you're interested. Bonobo Jun 2015 #332

I had no idea he was Jewish until I read it on DU, bottom line is it was inconsequential AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #185

That's like saying Bonobo Jun 2015 #189

Not the same.....not even close to that comparison AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #199

You asked why we are even talking about it. Bonobo Jun 2015 #201

Umm ok, you are clairvoyant I see, I'm no match for someone with such powers... AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #209

"n his message to average Americans.and to me ...why do people feel the need to continue it all." Bonobo Jun 2015 #210

Acxtually, it is similar to "I don't see race." Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #212

Yes, that is a better analogy. Bonobo Jun 2015 #216

But to assert that Bernie is not white is absurd. He most certainly is. There are ethnic Jews who... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #299

No one claimed he wasn't white. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #308

Got it. I understood what the OP was stating, but there WERE people claiming not to see him as white Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #334

That claim is indeed absurd. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #343

Good god, THANK YOU! Bonobo Jun 2015 #347

I have no problem with a Jewish President. malokvale77 Jun 2015 #188

I would strongly guess Bernie IS an atheist. Bonobo Jun 2015 #190

Fine with me. malokvale77 Jun 2015 #198

Same here. nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #200

There are a LOT of people who embrace their Jewish cultural heritage, hifiguy Jun 2015 #344

Good post SnohoDem Jun 2015 #211

It's a great stories and I totally get it. Bonobo Jun 2015 #214

It made it real SnohoDem Jun 2015 #236

I have been in Japan the last 6 years and many years besides. Bonobo Jun 2015 #237

I've been in Korea for over a decade davidpdx Jun 2015 #329

Great post. Thanks for sharing this. Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #267

Two peripheral things to this DFW Jun 2015 #243

This story is fantastic enigmatic Jun 2015 #246

Adrian always had great stories DFW Jun 2015 #247

Wonderful story! Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #254

I loved it, too DFW Jun 2015 #279

WOW! Pooka Fey Jun 2015 #283

While I have no ties to Arizona DFW Jun 2015 #285

Anti Semitism is real JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #256

Bernie is a white guy. PeteSelman Jun 2015 #260

Pete, read through the thread. Bonobo Jun 2015 #261

Lame Android3.14 Jun 2015 #262

North Eastern Jews Have Now Hit Oppressed Status. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #266

No, but in some sectors people think he has horns on his head Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #276

No. <- The correct answer. I agree. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #277

The "no' was an acknowledgement that it's not as bad Gormy Cuss Jun 2015 #278

huh...Maybe white Jews, lesbians, gays should tatoo pink triangles on Zorra Jun 2015 #280

BAM! +1 Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #281

If you only knew. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #282

I'm a clear and present target for all kinds of 'phobes and 'ists. Zorra Jun 2015 #288

I am also a target. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #289

"judged harshly off his appearance when he walks into a new restaurant" Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #291

i am coming late to this party but.... tanbrown Jun 2015 #293

I'm responding to the post in question. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #294

no one needs to justify anything to anyone tanbrown Jun 2015 #296

I'm asking, again, what precisely is taking place in these new restuarants with all the appearance Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #303

When I said that I would be happy to discuss my experiences with any DU'er who was interested tanbrown Jun 2015 #304

You too. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #311

Being Jewish Harry_Scrote Jun 2015 #295

thank you! tanbrown Jun 2015 #300

There are black Jews. There are white Jews. There are Hispanic Jews. Bernie Sanders is WHITE... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #297

The question is not sadoldgirl Jun 2015 #298

Jewish? Really? I thought he was Canadian underpants Jun 2015 #301

One of the ways the status quo is maintained is to play groups off against each other dflprincess Jun 2015 #314

O.K., and there are plenty of white Jews who are not particularly fond of POC in this country and abroad Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2015 #336

There is anti-semitism in Florida, at least I've already heard it about Sanders... Sancho Jun 2015 #337

I guess I'm guilty of referring to him as a white man ecstatic Jun 2015 #348

Kick Fumesucker Jun 2015 #349

For all those "but he's not a practicing Jew" folks... Bonobo Jun 2015 #350

He's a minority because he tells the truth, and isn't bought, and he orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #352

Bernie Sanders is a white person, with buckets of White Privilege. kwassa Jun 2015 #354

And yet, Bonobo didn't calim any such thing. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #355

Bonobo is claiming minority status for Bernie, that he isn't just another white person. kwassa Jun 2015 #356

Senator Obama, you were born in Kenya Fumesucker Jun 2015 #357

Racism isn't the only bigotry that exists. Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #358

Yes, but .... kwassa Jun 2015 #360

Man yells 'Heil Hitler' after fatally shooting 3 at Jewish centers (April, 2014) oberliner Jun 2015 #362

But nothing... Behind the Aegis Jun 2015 #363

wow. are you serious? m-lekktor Jun 2015 #359

wow. yes. kwassa Jun 2015 #361